IV. Not Yours 33 (1) Not Yours (1) At Sāvatthī . Bhikkhus, whatever is not yours, abandon it. When you have abandoned it, that will lead to your welfare and happiness. And what is it, Bhikkhus, that is not yours ? Form is not yours: abandon it. When you have abandoned it, that will lead to your welfare and happiness.

V. With Yourselves As An Island 43 (1) With Yourselves as an Island At Sāvatthī . Bhikkhus, dwell with yourselves as an island, with yourselves as a refuge, with no other refuge; with the Dhamma as an island, with the Dhamma as a refuge, with no other refuge. When you dwell with yourselves as an island, with yourselves as a

Saṁyutta Nikāya - Khandha Vagga. This major division of Khandha Vagga Saṁyutta Pāḷi contains 22-34 Saṁyuttas with discourses of Buddha. Here you can read Samyutta Nikāya online. The main theme of most suttas in this division is khandhas, the5 aggregates that constitute what is regarded as a being. Each of the components of these aggregates, namely: matter, sensation, perception, mental

Division II The Middle Fifty I. Engagement 53 (1) Engagement At Sāvatthī . Bhikkhus, one who is engaged is unliberated; one who is disengaged is liberated. Consciousness, Bhikkhus, while standing, might stand engaged with form; based upon form, established upon form, with a sprinkling of delight, it might come to growth, increase, and expansion. Or consciousness, while standing, might stand

II. Arahants 63 (1) In Clinging Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī , in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park. Then a certain Bhikkhu approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, sat down to one side, and said to him: Venerable sir, it would be good if the Blessed One would teach me

III. Being Devoured 73 (1) Gratification At Sāvatthī . Bhikkhus, the uninstructed worldling does not understand as it really is the gratification, the danger, and the escape in the case of form, feeling, perception, volitional formations, and consciousness. But, Bhikkhus, the instructed noble disciple understands as it really is the gratification, the danger, and the escape in the case of

IV. The Elders 83 (1) Ānanda At Sāvatthī . There the Venerable Ānanda addressed the Bhikkhus thus: Friends, Bhikkhus! Friend! those Bhikkhus replied. The Venerable Ānanda said this: Friends, the Venerable Puṇṇa Mantāṇiputta was very helpful to us when we were newly ordained. He exhorted us with the following exhortation: It is by clinging, Ānanda , that [the notion] ‘I

V. Flowers 93 (1) The River At Sāvatthī . Bhikkhus, suppose there was a mountain river sweeping downwards, flowing into the distance with a swift current. If on either bank of the river Kāsa grass or Kuśa grass were to grow, it would overhang it; if rushes, reeds, or trees were to grow, they would overhang it. If a man

Division III The Final Fifty I. Portions 103 (1) Portions At Sāvatthī . Bhikkhus, there are these 4 portions . What 4? 1) The portion of identity, 2) the portion of the origin of identity, 3) the portion of the cessation of identity, 4) the portion of the way leading to the cessation of identity. And what, Bhikkhus, is the